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PAGE 46 - “THE STAR” Tuesday, July 12, 2016
SPORT | FOOTBALL
SPORT | FOOTBALL
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FOOTBALL | SPORT
MID Gippsland lad-
der leader and 2016
premiership favor-
ite,
Newborough,
retained the Ron
Skinner
Memorial
Cup when it defeated
Mirboo North by 17
points at Tigerland on
Saturday.
The much awaited clash
between the top two teams in
the competition was also the
first indigenous recognition
game held in the MGFL’s 81
year history.
To mark the special
NAIDOC Week occasion,
a striking yellow and black
jumper designed by respected
Gippsland aboriginal artist,
Ronald Edwards, was worn
by the Mirboo North players.
Beforehand, Mr Edwards
carried out a poignant gum
leaves smoking ceremony
involving umpires, A Grade
netballers and Senior foot-
ballers from both clubs, plus
members of the public.
Many fans fondly remem-
bered the magnificent con-
tributions of former Mirboo
North indigenous stars, Peter
Mongta and Anthony Bence,
during their time at MNFNC.
Mongta was a member
of the 2006 and 2007 pre-
miership teams, the latter as
playing coach, while Bence
played in the Tigers’ narrow
2013 flag win against New-
borough.
Both defences were on top
in the early stages, with most
of the action between the 50
metre arcs.
It was 10 minutes before
Newborough brought up the
first goal when Josh Pearce
kicked truly after marking a
tidy pass from Andrew Phil-
ip.
Soon after, the Doggies
booted their second major
and ominous signs of no con-
fidence began to emerge in
the mighty Tigers’ sometimes
erratic play.
Whereas the visitors were
linking up productively and
marking cleanly overhead,
the Tigers were fumbling,
stumbling and bumbling their
way into oblivion through un-
characteristic mistakes.
Mirboo North’s intercon-
nectedness lacked consisten-
cy, as first options weren’t al-
ways taken and far too many
disposals ended up in opposi-
tion hands.
Josh Hecker, Damon Han-
sen, Pearce and Thomas Wil-
son were all in dynamic form
for the Bulldogs, as they took
a firm grip on proceedings in
a solid five goal second quar-
ter.
The Doggies’ synchro-
nized, transitional and orga-
nizational flexibilities were
providing structural and sys-
tematic teamwork successes,
that drove their players to
incredible levels of ingenu-
ity and integration.
By half time, Newbor-
ough held a comfortable 33
point lead and had restricted
the home side to a single goal
by Jacob Blair.
The effervescent Bulldogs
had outplayed the Tigers in all
areas considered important in
football - running, jumping,
tackling, marking, kicking,
handballing, initiative and
composure.
Thankfully, Mirboo North
was markedly improved after
some game plan adjustments
and positional changes were
implemented at the long
break.
Collective defiance, skill
upgrades and sheer hard
work, resurrected the Tigers’
self belief and quickly re-
versed the mysterious first
half lapses.
Suddenly Mirboo North
was up and running and kick-
ing goals, whilst at the same
time limiting Newborough’s
scoring to one major for the
term.
The Tigers’ pace was a
real factor and a few of New-
borough’s old grey stallions,
were nearly ‘as slow as doing
time’.
Goals from Kallum Nash,
Bulldogs
• Mirboo North v Newborough
N
Ready to play: from left, Mirboo North Seniors Brent Harriage, Tom Reiske and Jeremy Salinger donned
the new jumpers in celebration of NAIDOC Week on Saturday.
Footy fans: from left, Mirboo North’s Lucy Andrews, Lenny Gray, Tilly Gray, Max Andrews, Indi Eden
and Jack Andrews got good seats for the Seniors match between Mirboo North and Newborough during
the indigenous round.
New dresses: back from left, A Grade Mirboo North netballers Aleisha Loh, Karli Densley, Jasmin Friend,
Jess Le Page, Emily Loh, front, Alice Pratt, Jessie Holland and Shona Chila wore dresses designed by
Morwell artist Ronald Edwards during the NAIDOC Week match against Newborough.
Cheering: from left, Mirboo North’s Jakobi Eden, Mikaeli Hilliar, Meg Harris
and Gemma McCormack watched the netballers take on Newborough during
the NAIDOC Week indigenous round.
Special guest: Morwell artist Ronald Edwards was welcomed to the indigenous
round between Mirboo North and Newborough on the weekend by the Mirboo
North Football Netball Club president Paul Pratt. Mr Edwards watched Mir-
boo North take on Newborough, wearing the jumpers Mr Edwards designed.
In his opening ceremony address to the large crowd, Mr Edwards commended
the large crowd for turning out to see the match.